 
Pantheon: Egyptian
Shu is the god of air. He and his consort/twin of Tefnut were the first divine couple created. They are the children of Ra, usually without a goddess' help, though sometimes Hathor is listed as their mother. He keeps his children, Nut and Geb, separated from one another by standing on Geb and holding Nut above his head. In art, Shu appears as a man wearing feathers on his head. He sometimes holds a scepter in one hand, and sometimes he appears holding his hands aloft with the four pillars of the sky near his head. |